LONGMONT — The Education Foundation for the St. Vrain Valley, through the Crayons to Calculators program, announced earlier this month that free backpacks full of basic school supplies are available at all local public schools for students in need.

Parents and students should contact their individual schools to obtain backpacks.

FREDERICK — The Frederick Market will be hosting a back-to-school night from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, along Fifth Street in Downtown Frederick.

While kids are playing games and using up their end-of-summer energy with games provided by the Carbon Valley Recreation District, parents can get healthy foods from Market vendors and lunch packing tips from the Frederick HEAL (Healthy Eating Active Living) Committee.

The Carbon Valley Regional Library will also be on hand with information about their after-school programming.

LONGMONT — The Education Foundation for the St. Vrain Valley, in partnership with the Front Range Community College Foundation, last month announced that up to 10 $1,000 scholarships are available to current or recent graduates (within three years of graduation) of St. Vrain Valley high schools.

These scholarships will be awarded to graduates who are planning to attend Front Range Community College as full-time students and have a 2.5 GPA. Students who participated in the College Now concurrent enrollment program in high school will be given preference.

FORT LUPTON — For the second time in a little more than two weeks, a group of “concerned citizens” went before Fort Lupton school board members June 26 calling for the resignation of Weld Re-8 Superintendent Mark Payler, based on what they said is a continued lack of student achievement.

Longmont — More than 9,000 children in the St. Vrain Valley School District are on the federal lunch assistance program, a common indicator of family poverty. Many of these children routinely start school without basic school supplies for learning.

Last year, through the Crayons to Calculators program, the Education Foundation for the St. Vrain Valley provided about 4,200 backpacks to ensure that an increasing number of our students have the supplies they need to succeed.